wow!

By Justin Ranked #79 - Boards March 2, 2009

I love this board! I have only had it for a little over a week, but have gotten to ride a ton of different conditions with it. First off this board kills it in the park. Rails, boxes, plastic drainage pipes, this board is sick on any type of rail. It is maneuverable and felxy to do nose and tail presses with ease. It does great on jumps too. The directional flex provides good pop of the lip of any jump or roller. I didn't venture into the larger park at my mountain, but on 15-20 foot kickers (and under) this board stomps it. With its feel I'm sure it will be fine on bigger jumps as well. Thought this is a park board do not let the description fool you. This rides the mountain great. In the slush it was sort of hard to control, but today in the hard packed snow and ice... holy crap. This board can hold an edge just as well as any all mountain board I've ridden in 8 years of riding. It is smooth and grippy on groomers and rides every bit as well as my old all mountain board (burton bmc). It wasn't bad in the slush considering most boards aren't great in that, but it is much better on packed powder and even on ice. I have yet to ride powder with it, but my area is forecast for 12" plus tomorrow! Oh, fun fact... with the griptape topsheet you don't need an ugly stomp pad!

Overall I love this board. It looks sick, rides the mountain and park sick, and is just a great board. I have size 12 feet and on the 159 my toes hang off the board a little, but I still get no toe drag. If you're looking for a great board for cheap that will rip the park and shred the mountain then pick up a dominant. You WILL NOT be disappointed.

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